Modern Marvels
Americans insert more than 3.5 million coins into vending machines every 15 minutes.
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Photographic pioneers; Joseph Niépce; Louis Daguerre; William Henry Fox; George Eastman.
2026-06-26 05:43:38 +0000 UTC→2026-06-26 06:36:56 +0000 UTC(53m)
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Thomas Edison announces a plan for central lighting in New York.
2026-06-26 04:51:13 +0000 UTC→2026-06-26 05:43:38 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Pirates influenced nations in 1700s while bringing maritime technology innovations and ship mods.
2026-06-26 04:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-26 04:51:13 +0000 UTC(51m)
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The philosophy, architecture of today's U.S. prisons emerge from those of history.
2026-06-26 03:07:48 +0000 UTC→2026-06-26 04:00:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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The crash of the Hindenburg puts an end to the era of airships.
2026-06-26 02:17:41 +0000 UTC→2026-06-26 03:07:48 +0000 UTC(50m)
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Edwards Air Force Base: America's premier flight test center for over 60 years testing all aircraft.
2026-06-26 01:24:43 +0000 UTC→2026-06-26 02:17:41 +0000 UTC(52m)
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The complex logistics behind creating feasts for huge crowds; dining aboard a Navy sub; NFL game.
2026-06-26 00:35:04 +0000 UTC→2026-06-26 01:24:43 +0000 UTC(49m)
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1980s Information Age: brick phones, Walkman, Apple computers, and microchips revolutionized life.
2026-06-25 23:43:33 +0000 UTC→2026-06-26 00:35:04 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Wine culture from Napoleon and Jefferson to modern global varieties using NASA imaging technology.
2026-06-25 22:53:34 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 23:43:33 +0000 UTC(49m)
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Lighthouse history spans from ancient Alexandria to modern automation.
2026-06-25 21:59:12 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 22:53:34 +0000 UTC(54m)
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Begun during the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad links a tattered nation.
2026-06-25 21:05:23 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 21:59:12 +0000 UTC(53m)
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Survival in the unforgiving landscape of Alaska requires an array of technological innovations.
2026-06-25 20:16:55 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 21:05:23 +0000 UTC(48m)
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Fast and powerful, they come in a hundred shapes and a thousand colors.
2026-06-25 18:32:06 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 20:16:55 +0000 UTC(1h44m)
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Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America.
2026-06-25 17:41:55 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 18:32:06 +0000 UTC(50m)
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Hoover Dam; Utah State University Water Research Laboratory hydraulics lab in Logan, Utah.
2026-06-25 16:50:22 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 17:41:55 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Fertilizer-- it makes our lawns grow greener and our crops grow taller.
2026-06-25 16:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 16:50:22 +0000 UTC(50m)
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The philosophy, architecture of today's U.S. prisons emerge from those of history.
2026-06-25 15:07:48 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 16:00:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
The crash of the Hindenburg puts an end to the era of airships.
2026-06-25 14:17:41 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 15:07:48 +0000 UTC(50m)
Modern Marvels
Edwards Air Force Base: America's premier flight test center for over 60 years testing all aircraft.
2026-06-25 13:24:43 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 14:17:41 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
The complex logistics behind creating feasts for huge crowds; dining aboard a Navy sub; NFL game.
2026-06-25 12:35:04 +0000 UTC→2026-06-25 13:24:43 +0000 UTC(49m)
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